@maara @rudolf-c @lawrencelee @bbbmma @byronyeates @newmembers @marylakeworld @collo-6 @roza-terenzi @d-tiffany @bliss_inc @eoindj @sunnysibar @emkaybymk @kasra-v

In celebration of International Women's Day 2021 all proceeds from this release will go directly to charities working with queer people of colour, refugees and sex workers in Berlin.

Special thanks to all the artists involved in this project, VASE for mastering and Daisy Does Tattoos for the artwork.

Tracks uploaded in low bitrate please purchase at:
https://radiantlove.bandcamp.com/album/radiant-love-iwd-comp-vol-2
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Roza Terenzi & D.Tiffany - Melting Ladies

A2 (and personal favourite) from the new @Die-Orakel record.

Dinsync's bass powerhouse 'Gilbert' contorted by applied external envelopes paired with the usual rhythmical Sherman FB Gymnastix on the drums and plibtz.// 

Sold out in most spots last 12" copies left in shops abroad, Digital available eternally..

~Written 2020, released 2021~
~Melbourne 2 Frankfurt~

The New Adaptive Lacerta.

Reptant 'Skatter Tek' [ORKL-16]

Blu:sh - Lovebite
@benoitb

A1 Tighten Up 5:26
A2 Candy Land 5:28
A3 Hush feat. noff 5:38
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B1 Awkward Silence 5:40
B2 Recess 4:46
B3 Heaven Spot 4:55

Vinyl Preorder: https://one-eye-witness.com/release/1648024896/Blu:sh-Lovebite
Release date: 25/04/2022

Mastering by Marco Pellegrino 
Cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analog Cut
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Sophia

Benoit B aka Terra Utopia breaks out into another auspicious alias for Step Ball Chain, Blu:sh - metamorphosed; coming in hot and heavy, sexy and sophisticated. Bass down, *ss up! The ambitious 6 tracker “Lovebite” fuses forms of dance; reworking elements from niche corners of the Step stratosphere that can result in freaky combustion. Breathing life and lust into every phrase, we are fortunate to be offered an intimate glimpse into a complex world of sound, filled with bold and brash inspired statements, rhythmically rolling the dice with snap lock precision. The cherry on top is served via a vocal collusion from fellow associate noff, the web expanding as the label delves deeper into futuristic tech territory, the prolific producer pushing their own boundaries and desires for new meticulous audio spectrum and ethereal realms. 

The trio of flirtatious tracks laid bare on the A side read as a love letter to 4/4 naughty nocturnal testimonies. Opening auspiciously; Tighten Up dips into nasty grit, a sub centered excursion into the technological domain, sleazy and stripped back with modest tenacity. Candy Land sugarcoats the status quo of pumped up prog, playfully in the driver's seat and revving 100 miles per hour toward Hush highway; narrated by Greek cyber enigma noff.. An atmospheric deep trance kissed club chant. Opposites attract and find points of connection on the flip of Lovebite, the B side boasting a mutually slick sharpness permeating the record; blending sparse bass focused broken beat expeditions with liquid dnb; genially abstract mood boards of sampling mayhem; cut and spliced in addictive fashion. Flushes of gorgeous esoteric harmonic soundscapes fill out the rhythmical chaos, grounding and expanding the mind through a lush & plush tint woven in Recess and Heaven Spot alike. 

A perfect prophecy destined for Step Ball Chain, Blu:sh’s first, yet expertly curated EP sets the bar high as hell. Divine dance music that can’t help but push boundaries; confronting and challenging our archival references and perceptions of genres and classifications, arguably the best kind of auditory statement.

Blu:sh - Lovebite (STEP05)

Out now via:
https://fan-club.com.au
https://fan-club.bandcamp.com
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FAN CLUB©'s debut release is Loïcc's four track EP 'Annelida'.

A unique and forward-thinking contribution to Australian tech electro, Loïcc pushes an unconventional sound signature laden with writhing and acidic layered rhythms that coarse and weave through stripped back hats and warm, thumping kicks.

Purpose built to swim effortlessly through the gnarled and twisted blue gums in the terrestrial darkness of the Australian bush.
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The EP releases May 5 exclusively on vinyl with a limited edition of 150 copies, and digitally July 7.
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Written, produced and mixed by https://soundcloud.com/loicc
Mastered by Brendan Zacharias at Cirrus Audio
Pressed in New Zealand by Holiday Records

Conceptualised in the Watagan Mountains,
Darkinjung and Awabakal land.

Annelida

12"/Digital

PREMIERE: Loïcc — Watagans Crux [Annelida EP]

Maara drops her second EP of 2022 and debuts on X-Kalay with the seductive ‘Spiral 2 the Other Side’. Channeling divine feminine frequencies the Canadian delivers a hypnotic, ritual-ready 4-tracker dripping in dark room throb. We’re hyped to welcome her to the label, this one SLAPS!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3trKgu2

Available 01/07/2022

@maara

Buy 12"

XK027 | Maara - Spiral 2 the Other Side

Dive into the depths of a cinematic techno journey with our latest track. 
Perfect for electrifying a big room opening, this piece weaves dark, energetic beats with a mesmerizing trance-like break. 
Experience the pulse of techno through a story that unfolds with every beat. Ideal for those who crave a powerful, immersive music experience. 
Get lost in the rhythm and let the sonic narrative take over.

State Of Mind

033 - Bambounou
Release Date - 30th Oct 2020
Buy - https://bambounouofficial.bandcamp.com/album/033

A - TFTT
B - Hale

Mastered and cut by Neel at Enisslab
Sleeve Design: Alex McCullough & Noah Baker

033 - Bambounou

https://soundcloud.com/pillow-queen

https://one-eye-witness.com/release/1601908562/Pillow-Queen-Burn-Me-Up-12%22

Type “Was Joan of Arc” into Google and the suggested endings for this statement give you an accurate gauge of her place in pop culture: “Catholic” / “a nun” / “canonised” / “a prophet” / “French” / “a witch” and so on. Related questions to “What were Joan of Arc’s last words” on the info-sharing site Quora include “Was Joan of Arc bisexual” and “Was Joan of Arc simply crazy?” Everyone seems to agree this person was burned at the stake in 1431, but beyond that, Joan’s narrative is an enigma. It is this lack of definition that the production duo Pillow Queen harnessed for their second release, Burn Me Up. Inverting the image of the devout Christian girl, the Joan who stands as this record’s heroine was a heretic, a transvestite, most definitely a dyke and a hot femme-top at that. 
 
Opening up the A-side, the title track is a call— a battle cry, but also a summoning. In a time of need one calls upon their patrons and elders from history; a DJ beckons and gathers dancers to the floor; prayer and sweat go hand and hand. A traditional Irish bodhrán drum beats out the first rhythms, joined by a steamy vocal sample that gets caught, chopped, and soon “Burns Me Up” is pumping along with organ chords and distorted keys. Pivoting away from the 4/4 format, “Submission” is a textured, downtempo slowburner, with close-mic’d vocals from Vani-T and the D. Tiffany’s deft drum programming. When the choral pads come in, there’s en echo of the 1990s German worldbeat project Enigma, with its Gregorian chants and flutes laid on top of lounge beats—here, though, the chorus is stripped of kitsch, only driving the track deeper into a mood. 
 
If Burn Me Up’s sequence of tracks is read as a kind of narrative, they seem to tell the story of Joan’s last moments. “Burn Me Up” is, frankly, heat—aggressive, the high-end crackles and the bass puts a pyre under one’s feet. “Submission” is like an exhale, a giving-in to death’s grip; there is, along with the sensuous tread, a melancholy. It only makes sense that one flips the record to “Resurrection”, which rolls in a tremolo’d wail of pitched vocals for 30 seconds before a kick drum begins the 141-BPM march. The percussion is central here, as the track shifts between polyrhythms like a range of resuscitations, varied heartbeats. “Salvation” closes the record, again dialing back the tempo to the deep nod of dub. To no surprise, the scene of redemption here is not one of sunlit cherubs—the church bell sample tolls one strike every few measures of bass-throb and shadow, while Vani-T intones, “Then he lay down and died”. Death can be salvation to some; living as many selves, living in contradiction, is a saving grace to many more.

Pillow Queen "Burns Me Up"
Cat: DR001
Format: 12”
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Tori & Sophie
Words: Nat Marcus
Preorder: now
Release date: 08.12.2020

Pillow Queen - Burns Me Up       [DR001]

Hailing from Plum Plum Paradise
Relax yourself for juiciness of the peach
... the ultimate reward
Peacefully lust in liquid tranquility
mmm yes...
Splash splash on me

@maara

Written and produced by Maara Luisa Dunbar
Mixed by Francis Latreille
Drawing by Tea Strazicic
Design by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier
Distributed by One Eye Witness
NAFF 2020

Bandcamp : https://naffrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ultimate-reward

Maara - Ultimate Reward (Clips)

Sounds from another universe, let me take you deeper into Squamata, where I was born...

Taken from the album 'Return To Planet X'trapolis' out now on LKR Records

I had a lot of fun putting this track together over quite a long time, working in the triplet grid this track can be played perfectly in sync with either 100bpm or 150bpm tracks. The main break and some of the kick drums were created from one of my favourite ever natural sounds: the sound of a frozen lake thawing and snapping in spring time.. There are some other found sounds in there as well but it was also the first time I was able to use the clone of my favourite synths of all time the Syncussion Sy-1m.

Pictures like the one attached that belong to the 'Journal Of Experimental Biology' (https://jeb.biologists.org/) as well as BBC's ©Paul D. Stewart have been used as a huge source of inspiration along the way whilst writing the Album. I thought i'd share some of these as for this particular track they I feel they're a perfect match for the sound.

Enjoy!

Return To Planet X'trapolis

Reptant 'Forrest Of Squamata' [LKR Records]

@reptant_the_lizard's debut release on Die Orakel is an n-dimensional array of five seriously electro flavoured composites on vinyl (and digital, that is). The Melbourne based producer starts off quirky, fast-paced and slightly acidic, skillfully swerving into the laid-back leftfield of mid-to-late 90s UK IDM. At either tempi, The New Adaptive Lacerta is a truly sublime and modern classic EP.

A1: Ultra Violent Light 
A2: Skatter Tek 
B1: Sticky Feet 
B2: Absorption 
B3: Metachrosis

Written and produced: Reptant
Mastering: Lopazz at Mixmastering.de
Lacquer cut: Daniel Krieger at SST
Artwork: Orakel Studio
Cover photo: Neven Allgeier
Words: Patrick Raddatz

Label: Die Orakel
Catalog: ORKL-16
Format: 12" vinyl, digital
Distribution: One Eye Witness
Release: Fri 19 March 2021

Pillow Queen - Burns Me Up [DR001]

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